Thread: Show off your planes

Originally Posted by silentC

Here's my puny collection. The rust has got to them, been too busy on the house.

Rust?

I am shocked Silent. You should be charged with neglect.

Has Wongo caught the plane disease?

My little collection. Mostly from my grand fathers ( both sides.One a carpenter/builder the other a cabinetmaker). The best is the lie nielson low angle block plane to replace the stanley I broke when it fell out of my nail bag.Upon seeing the invoice SWMBO exclaimed "Where's the motor. For that price it should have a motor."

The ugly wooden plane in the middle is my 1st attempt at making a wooden plane. It works ok but I never finished it off.
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After looking at the other pics I feel a little like the ugly duckling.

Originally Posted by rat52

..................After looking at the other pics I feel a little like the ugly duckling.

If you could see my collection of hand planes you'd feel a lot better, dirty, dust covered and not fettled. No pics possible at the moment though.

Mick

Ok,

Pic 1-The Gordon family, not complete yet.

Pic 2-The block family. The Veritas LA is only a couple of weeks old, the Stanley (with Hock blade) has been replaced by the Veritas and will most likley go to Dad. The wooden ones are home made with one not finished yet, but both work well.

Pic 3-The others, including the Bailey #4 that usually serves as a scrub, but when the original blade (with camber) is replaced with the Hock blade it still works ok as a smoother. The thicker Hock blade automatically closes the mouth.

I want (need ) a plough or two.

Thanks for this Thread Wongo.
There is nothing I like more than a virtual tour of other woodies' hand tools.
Derek, I notice that you use both the Veritas LA Smoother and their Bevel up smoother. Do they have separate tasks or do they complement each other?
I really like your storage cabinets.
Regars
SG

SG

Yes, I have both the LV BUS and the LV LAS. Why? Well, first and foremost, although I use these tools to make furniture, they are also toys and I like playing with them. I just like using different planes at different times - woodies one time, BU another, BD yet another. I bought the LAS but the BUS came courtesy of feedback/evaluation to LV (I don't get planes for reviews - those I write because I enjoy doing so). I have received quite a number of planes for this type of work, not just from LV but from other companies as well. The BUS is a fantastic smoother, one of the best around regardless of price. It is set up as a finish smoother for difficult grain. The LAS is also terrific, but it is a better Jack of All Trades, so I will also use it on the shooting board. The BUS gets the job done without emotion, while the LAS provides feedback.

I can get quite lyrical about some of these tools since they are a joy to use. I am not sure if I get more pleasure out of the Journey or the Destination. I also enjoy building planes and saws and knives and .... The 30" jointer I recently built is my current pleasure - it glides like it is on air. Just amazing.

How goes the search for a shoulder plane?

Regards from Perth

Derek

Thanks for the feedback Derek.
You have touched on one of the reasons that so many of us use handtools for woodworking, when there are so many electric gizmos available. It is fun. There is something tactilliously joyous in using sharp quality handtools. (tactilliously - is that a word?)
The shoulder plane appeal has fallen on deaf ears it seems.
There must be one out there gathering dust or no longer needed.
I live in hope.
regards
SG

I don't consider my planes to be a "collection" because they aren't. They are just tools I have for a purpose.

Somewhere in the pic there's nearly a full suite of LV LA's (except for the fat Smoother!) a Stanley and a Pacific #4, a Stanley 5, a Mujinfang, a Midgenfang, a couple of LV skinny planes, a gaggle of spokeshaves, some other little ones, a surform or two (hey you've all built surfboards haven't you?) and a couple of others that I'd have to look at the pic to remember.

In a box somewhere I've got a couple of curved midgenfang "compass" planes I've made for a particular job in the darkness of history, and a few litle thumb planes half built waiting for a project so I have an excuse to finish them. I've also got a Ryobi 75mm "nail finder", a Jet 6" jointer, and a no-name 12" thicknesser.

Now if only I had ducting connected to my DC I'd be in heaven!

cheers,

P

Derek,
I see you own the LV bevel up's. Do you prefer these to LN's offerings?
I have the LV bevel up jointer, and am thinking about the Jack? is it a jack (pun) of all trades?

Here is my small collection, not too extreme. The Lee Valley ones are definitely my favourite.

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

I don't consider my planes to be a "collection" because they aren't. They are just tools I have for a purpose.

Clause 6.3 of the Code of Prictice states,

Collections. Two or more of any type of item on a bench or shelf is a collection, or the start thereof. This includes any broken tools, bits of lawnmowers, old blocks of wood and oddly shaped antique doodads that have no readily apparent use.

Sorry Midge, you have a collection.
It gets worse. Being the owner of the collection makes you a collector.

Hi Scott

I see you have a LV low angle, how do you find it to use?
I am hoping to get one of them one of these days.

Al

busted!

It's a fair cop too I'd say!

P